Children’s Day

OK, we almost melted at Children’s Day, but for the thousands of children and parent’s who made the journey into the red zone for the event it was a great day.

The climbing wall, above, proved a great hit despite having to close the North facing sides due to the heat

I drove the little blue train for most of the event. Mike Coutts the train’s designer and builder arrived to see his wonderful creation entertaining the crowds.

The most poignant moment of the event though was, whilst waiting at the train station for passengers to reload, I talked to an elderly gentleman standing in the shade of a small oak tree. He planted that tree many years ago and lived on the corner where we were running the train from. How many memories where pouring through his mind as he stood and surveyed his home of twenty years? It was one of those times when you almost feel as if you are interrupting someone’s privacy. Sadly his home is no more. He has moved on, though – thankful to be alive and grateful to able to “see his tree” again.